The Meeker herald., 1887-11-26
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I.ings wrots bsfcee uniting suicide
Cook CoU JAIL, Noy. 6.
To Worthy cistssa,
You bSds No VI ~ to write Won u
letter which yea ah put in the
Alarm. Now I q Review OF the
experiences have through to-day.
and my view In rso 70 the same, will
bo just what you n
Well. to.dsy h u v. On this day
wc so-calIed s'csiml usually sit UNI
dist turbod IN our 81 We. 10 shorten
what wouh cthesu b. long day,
rot up vesy ~, bus II happened
that II o'c3ooG morning l stiil
rested 10 tbs ssu1 Morpheus. Sud
denly tl,e lock a u " began to rat
tie, Al ralsed ID md to rub the
sleep from ny eyea IcalIred tina, nn-
other hand he'd tn bold of mine. I
l,cheM two min1onG She law standing
ueIOS0s W0Qs - - 'Ses t'bAs' INV
tiriansll. I barr n ->,r "or and
that have does uoss:HA To Justify such
treatment. seized me In hss time than
II takes to describe. and betore ! knew
what had happensl I found myseif out
side my cell. Lucky fos me there were
no ladies' about to poc ms, because
WAS, owing 70 the suddcnness Of my
exit. but xcanuiy clothed. Next l be-
held our faithful guardian friend Engcl.
who In view Of bis then condition WAS
looked upon ~ leas dangerous than my
self. and who. In fact, was asked II lie
would be M kind and cossdcse.nding. IL
IL wcra possible for him 10 do No, TO step
In to the lawyers. usrs We all had u
splendid chance 70 - them ransack
our cells. and first throw everything ou,
aud then toss them beck again. Find
ing nothing. they quickly provided other
cells for as on The ground ilcor. and ar.
ranged them for Our occupancy. Al II
o'clock we took pos sexsson Of them. md
al the same time Citizen Parsons and
Fischer also became tenants o! our row.
Spies. Schwxb. fiei,ien mud myself We're
siteatrsi In compartment shut oil from
tho rest of the jail by iron bars. In this
enclosure deputies were stationed for
the purpose Of both preventing ns from
seeing our friends niAl from receiving
packages from them. Friends Fischer,
Ensrl aud l'arsons were put In cells on
the same tier. hut ouisidc the enclosure
! hnvc spoken Of. but still situated 20
that they could Ian, Q no communication
with tho prisoners IN the Jail. Spies.
Schwab and fisisien were returned to
their old cells.
You have. my dear friend. already
seen how all this. which MAS no doubt
done for u grand display. was describ'.d
by your irss faithful colleagues In the
leading daily pspsss. lly the dim light
Hhlct ssa'. I.se my ney oeai rssd tf's
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me. that tho artssocraty and boar.eoi,
feel that our hanging will not trnedl
them. On top Of u,is came tho news
that II tie condemned had agreed "a
asx for cicmcney thsy oouki havs been
savcl from the gailous. Whether this
standing by each osi,er tnok the form Of
signing n isetitioa fur mercy or took the
shapc Of miscTai'ly begging tot pardon,
Il was said would make no difference.
The pandcring rress also claims that We
should. Ia tie interest Of the working
ciaases-noe 10 say an.,!,ing Of the arr
stocracy-give In. 10 that We will no,
die. I. - well ~ the others In the &c
crc,. know full well that u itm aiher'
cncc 10 tho plan laid out would have
saved us from the gnllows. Even II !,
should not have done ~. what then
Now. Judge NcAllistcr, II the
report of tic "l'lunicrcr" 10 true,
says that In the event II our execution
the aristocyacy - those monopolisia,
those powerful capstalis;s--will ia afc~
ycars seo all they possess go mp In
smoke, In flame. Now, who is this
Judge McAllistery A bourgeois OF
most noble mcin. shall then again
tell you the terrible plight we arc IN ;
Shall also nllulc 10 our former condi'
ton and how truc 10 our rcvolntionar,
training We agitated no, alone by
speech, by writing, but by dead. But
tisen you know II Is wise rs well as a
true saying TO truse no one. You know
also that can not handle other subjects
ss well ~ this one. Ny hatred Of the
system which brings about the present
condition Of the working people. and,
which can well say without egotisn.
nv disintssestsd love fur the cause Of
freedom has kept me In every instance
not alone from beeyine for mercy. but
It has enabled me to remain firm and
demand nothing bu, simply justice.
II was for these reasons that !, rs
we'll an Parsons. Engel and Fischer.
were compelled to resist even the plead
ings Of our amnesty committee and re.
fuse TO sign the petition they presented.
ltealizing that unless I stultify myprin-
ciples I cannot escape the grim mon
ster, 1 now calmly face death. and. in
view Of the results that IL will bring
about In favor Of anarchism, look upon
my taking OF with no fear. you. worthy
citizen, know full well ~ I do. l and
every other true anarchist know that
We have greater enemy than death To
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